System Design

Systems Design

Design should accurately translate the results of analysis into a specification that is user-friendly, optimized, buildable and maintainable. Design builds directly upon the deliverables from analysis. This course discusses the phases and deliverables of design. It presents a step-by-step process for designing a system based on business requirements.

The workshop divides design into Preliminary Design, External Design and Internal Design. Preliminary Design accomplishes the transition from analysis and determines the technical architecture of the system. It also decides what processes and data will reside on which processors. External Design is design from the viewpoint of the user. It defines dialogue flow and provides screen and report design. Internal Design is design from the viewpoint of the builder. It optimizes the data, structures the logic and defines interfaces.

The workshop provides a full discussion of logical data base design. Attendees will learn how to apply safe and aggressive trade-offs for optimizing the data.

The workshop also defines object orientation. Attendees will learn how to get the most out of your analysis and design deliverables when doing object design.

This workshop offers a design approach that will work with all forms of development

Objectives

Learn a step-by-step way to do design
Understand the use of analysis results in design
Understand how and when to prototype
Understand how to do a design that meets business requirements
Understand best methods to optimize data
Learn how to design code that conforms to the latest design principles
Understand how to use task analysis to design screen flow
Learn how to design screens and reports
Understand object oriented design

Duration 4 days

Who Should Attend

Designers, Programmers, Data Analysts. Systems Analysts and Developers, Project Managers

Prerequisite

None

Course Format Lecture, group discussion and exercises

Instructor Tom Haughey